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Persisting atypical and cystic forms of Borrelia burgdorferi and local inflammation in Lyme neuroborreliosis
Background: The long latent stage seen in syphilis, followed by chronic central nervous system infection and inflammation, can be explained by the persistence of atypical cystic and granular forms of Treponema pallidum. We investigated whether a similar situation may occur in Lyme neuroborreliosis.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000259977600001
Authors
Miklossy, Judith
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Zurn, Anne D.
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McCall, Sherman
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Yu, Sheng
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McGeer, Patrick L.
Publication date
2008
Published in
Volume
5
Start page
40
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
November 30, 2010
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